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Amongst other plants Australia has sent us numerous 

 tine shrubs, ineludinL; more than thirty species of Aca- 

 cia, all gorgeous hid. mi carriers. 



Xew Zealand sends us o\er twenty s]>ecies of Ve- 

 ronica, as well as O'l^earias and the Kauri Pine, to- 

 gether witli many \arieties of handsome tree ferns. 



The Japanese brought the Camelia whiclt is growing 

 in large groups, the kelindspor;!. d'heavojises, Laura 

 Camphora. etc. 



(. hili sent the Ar.-icirias ;ind I'.scallc mias in many 

 \arieties and all are doing spK'ndidh'. 



Xo [jublic |)ark in either luirope or America lias or 

 can ha\'e the \ariet\ of jjlant life growing out of doors 

 that is found in ( alifoi nia. The climatic conditions 

 being so mild and e\en in temperature plants from 

 cold countries as well as ])lants indigenous to semi- 

 tropical regions hnd fa\(irable conditions in this park. 

 Xniong flowering plants for examiile, Inichsias grow 

 more than lifleen fiei in height, ( ieraniums grow al- 

 most as high and llie\ ,ire in flower twelve montlis in 

 the year. The \ lolet begins to blossom in < )ciobcr 

 and continues in flower until April. Tinerarias may 

 ])e seen in flower mit of doors earlv in .March; Cycla- 

 men l)looiii all \\ inter and the C'oronilla. the Cytissus 

 raceniosa and I'olygala I )almaisiana are alwavs flower- 

 nig. rile I'.rica. in t\\ent\ specie^. bl(i(inis from No- 

 \ ember to May. 



Californi.a is the natural home for the ])lant lo\er, 

 no matter what his taste may be. lie may grow the 

 I ( inihimrd nil pu-c 422. \ 



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( ilixe and the Cork Oak: the French their < irai>e \'ine 

 and Horse Chestnuts; the (lermans the (d])])er I'.eech, 

 h'irs and Linden; the l-'nglish their ( )ak and ^'ew■. and 

 the Irish, "i'ew. .Siher Ib.lly and I'ir; the Scotch their 

 Firs, Brooins and 1 leather. In fact, all Furopean 

 countries have sent their best ami tlie\ are .all thri\iiig 

 happily. 



Then, again, .Australia has dune more than .ill com- 

 bined in giving Us the Fucal}ptus, moie than fort\ 

 species being re|M'e^ente<l in ( ioMen ( i.iti.- I'ark. 



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